Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-05

Extra sessiSn-DeaGh %
. aGIIissaire.
Improved RaMt HALL service.
wAszrroron, March THE Post.
master General has made arrangements
fer fast mail SERVES besweeu toe East
and Boathwest Heretofore the fast
mail leaving New York Ct 7S30 has az
rived a Be-. Louis By passenger train on
ths second morning. and In time only 10
Feaeh Kansas City on toe second ever
tna. By the rev Arrangement Q special
train Of postal saFa on the PennsyIysnia
line will reach So. Louis 81 2sl5 q. N. and
The mali will be transferred At once TO q
npeeiai train OF postal cars sn the Mis-.
nouFi Pacific, which will leave Sc. Louis
at and arrive at Kansas City at ii 10
the morning. II IL expected that the
oataoina morning tFaia from Kansas
CITY 10 Colorado, New Mexico, Ariz )na,
Southern California, 5 uthsFn Kansas,
Arkansas. Indian Territory, Texas and
the Southwest generally and up the
Miasouri 10 Omaha will delay their de-
parturs and make up the mail on the
arrival of the train 90 Kansas City.
The valae Of the change will be more
al time effected Ia she delivery Of
eastern mail ~ some Of the prominent
points. At Sedalta, and generally In
southwestern MissouKi, the gain IL above
3 houFa, and al Kansas City 10 81 honra
Practically 81 these psints the gain IL
full business day, the mail arriving In
-
The Rain IL also 10 effect . whole day 81
Bt. Joseph, Alto is0n, LsavenwoFth,
Lawrence. Topeka aud other towns Ia
eastern, southern and western Kansas.
Tue arrangement also anables the
Transeontinrntal mail for Mexico and
southern California 10 secure earlier
connections, 50 that Substantially q
fall days gain Of q hoars Is
scared 81 Beaver, Cheyenne. Laramie.
Ogden, III Paso, City Of Mexico. San
Francisco, and offices on these lines.
Tie new provision will begiR with q
train leaving New York on Saturday
night, the i0sh Of March, and the ser
vice will bo daily one. In view Of
this expedition 90 the southwest and the
increased desirsbility Of that sec'ion 70
do business at New York. the departure
of mails has been delayed half an hour
Of NeW York, from T:30 10 O'Clock In
the evening, 90 ~ 10 take all the mails
mailed In the boxes a. late as $50
o'clock.
Pocket Vetoed.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Presi.
dent failed TO sign several bills before
the Adjournment Of Congress, and thus
"poeket vetoed" them. The following
were the bills thus treated: The River
and HaRbor Appropriation bill; the
claim Of W. h. Emery for fl00, 600; the
bill 10 restore captain Alfred Hedbere
Of the Fifteenth Infantry, TO the Army
the bill relating 10 promotions Ia 10,
medical corps; the bill 10 prevent ths
employment Of alien labor; the bill &
open q strip Of public lands sauth o.
ksnfas for settlement; the bill prov a
ina a method for settlement of onntro
VERSES between interstate corporations
the bill TO annex Part Of Idaho 4
Washington Territory; the bill for ID
printing Of maps Of the General Ian,
Ofhcss, and = Dumbor OF private relic
bills.
Fad Of the San FrnneIseo Car strtke
eAH FRANoB0o, March THE strik
OF tbe carmen on tbs Satter and Gear
Street Gable roads, Which has been Of
for the past few months has ended
According 10 the statement Of one o
the strikers the tfoubls arose at tn
meeting OF the oarmen's Association O
Knights Of Labor in regard 20 che dis
tElbutien Of money obtained by an ca
tarteinment given uDder the auspices O
tho carmen. The Assembly deaiAet
that the money should be divide
among all the needy strikers, Will
those Who we're engaged Ia the omnibu
enterprise claimed that Il should B
turned over 10 them foe the mAintein
aBoe Of the line. IL is alao stated tia
the bus line was not paving sxpense,
THIS hually led 10 vote being taken OF
she proposition 20 deelare the strike Of
and the motion vas carried.
From other aoaraas ID Is learned tina
e was decided 10 defer declaring III
strike OF iill Monday next. The strih
ers state that some time between lss
night and this morning acme person :
persons entered the stables OF the su
line on Pacific avenue near Polk stree
and net only emptied the safe Of wis
money Il contained, bat carried oil al
most every article Of value ia The plaes
They believe The work was that .
some Of the impatient strikers VII
eould bot wait until Monday for ID
general division Of the assets Of Ia
business, Tue carmen's line vas no
running today.
omeers CennrWed BY the senate.
WAaHNoreN, March t.-The followin,
nontnations we're today confirmed b,
she Seaste Oaptain A. W. Graelsy. IA
Be Brteadier General James NJ. Tret
her (coioredl. 20 be Recorder Of Deed
for the District Of Columbia Arthal
X. Delaney, Of Wisconsin, 20 be Collese
81 81 Customs for the District OF Alask a
Henry Il, Harris. OF Georgia, % b. rhirt
Assistant Postmaster General Dsbnr,
n. MurFt. % Virginia, 20 be Minister 4
the Republic Of Colombia George VI
Julian. 81 Indiana, 20 be \ rveyoF Gen.
eFal Of New Mexieo Thoa. " Bureh
tneii. OF Iseadville, 10 Be 4 eeivsr ~
Public Moneys ~ Leadvtlie; Monroe L.
Allison. OF Grand Jsnctiau. Colorado. ~
Be Receiver Of Public Moneys Al Gan
nison, Colorado David X. Tutsls. 81
Nevada, 30 BE- Meter and RssiRar OF ths
Mint 81 CArson CITY, Nevada Chaa. 7
6ruellet, Of California, 20 be Consul Al
the United States a. Alsierr John p
OAmpesll, of California, 10 Ne Cansal
Of toe Uaitea States at Tamatave
Captain James II. Giliis 20 be Commo
dore IN the Navy Conmanisr Ja.es
q. Name. Of Indiana, 20 b Captain In
ths nayy and Lieatenans Co,sva spSer
John NeGsvan 90 Be Casuraanaeg ia
The navy.
naiis Approved NJ the rrcsiaent
WAsHN0ToS. March 4. The fsiioutrs
htlls were approved by the President q
day; ! be elil providing Tor toe reserve
OF Natioasl hanks. the Peat Office A.
RropsiAiicn bill the Naval, Isseislat ive
Execativc. and IadiciAl ApproprsAtiap
bills, the bills paAksrg AppfopfiAtiou,
for the District Of CeluwhiA. ire hi
Ter the adjustment Of railroad laps
grants and the forfeiture % upearpsi
lands. ths bali 10 provide for tha rx
rensea 81 Investigations oFdrrpd hy H.
senate darigg lee session, che hilI GRAFT
ins the Utah Midland RailwAy Cog,-
psny the right OF way skFpae he -
eonpaiesre and Uipiah re rvatia.s Il,
UtAh. the oili granting zoe Raokv Fars
and Geek City Railroad CoprApv -.
tsgei % gsy threuEh . paFs % he Cr1v
Indian Reservation q NJ sntsna. 49,
eill aepropFistlng fSS' 90 far re psr.
cnaee of q site for tbs san ran.ss.,